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So any interest in this? Do people know what it is?
I thought there would have been a thread on it but as there wasn't I decided to start one, will it die or will there be interest...
First a bit about it for those who have never heard of it...
From Wiki...
"The America's Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige as the "Holy Grail" of yachting. Although the most salient aspect of the regatta is its yacht races, it is also a test of boat design, sail design, fundraising, and managing people. The cup, originally offered as the Royal Yacht Squadron cup, is now named after the first yacht to win the trophy, the schooner America. The trophy remained in the hands of the New York Yacht Club of the United States from 1852 or 1857 (when the syndicate that won the Cup donated the trophy to the club) until 1983 when the Cup was won by the challenger, Australia II of Australia, ending the longest winning streak in the history of sport. For the first time in 132 years, America had lost the "cup" to another country. The skipper of Australia II, John Bertrand, was quoted in saying, "This puts yacht racing back on the map!"
The America's Cup regatta is a challenge-driven yacht series that currently involves a best-of-nine series of match racing (a duel between two boats). Since the 1992 match, the regatta has been sailed with the International America's Cup Class (IACC) sloop, a monohull boat that has an average length of about 75 feet (23 m). Any challenger who meets the requirements specified in the Deed of Gift, which governs the regatta, has the right to challenge the yacht club that holds the Cup. Since 1983, Louis Vuitton has sponsored the Louis Vuitton Cup as a prize for the winner of the challenger selection series (which was inaugurated for the 1970 match). The America's Cup is a race between the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and the current holder. If the challenging team wins the cup, the cup's ownership is transferred from the defender's yacht club to the winning team's yacht club."
So the current teams challenging to go against ALINGHI
Société Nautique de Genève - SUI whom are the defenders currently...
BMW ORACLE RACING
Golden Gate Yacht Club - USA
+39 CHALLENGE
Circolo Vela Gargnano - ITA
TEAM SHOSHOLOZA
Royal Cape Yacht Club - RSA
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron - NZL
LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE
Yacht Club Italiano - ITA
AREVA CHALLENGE
Cercle de la Voile de Paris - FRA
VICTORY CHALLENGE
Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap - Stockholm - SWE
DESAFÍO ESPAÑOL 2007
Real Federación Española de Vela - ESP
MASCALZONE LATINO - CAPITALIA TEAM
Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia - ITA
UNITED INTERNET TEAM GERMANY
Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club - GER
CHINA TEAM
Qingdao International Yacht Club - CHN
Realistically and from races so far only team NZ, Oracle and Luna Rossa have the goods to go all the way with Oracle being the dominant one especially in the lighter breezes. It was however good to see the Team NZ sailing a lot better last nite when the breeze was decent, so IMO though its very early it looks to me like that the final will be between Oracle and Team NZ.
Ranking after LVC RR2 Flight 9
1 USA 98 BMW ORACLE Racing 35
2 NZL 92 Emirates Team New Zealand 34
3 ITA 94 Luna Rossa Challenge 31
4 ESP 97 Desafío Español 2007 29
5 SWE 96 Victory Challenge 26
6 ITA 99 Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team 20
7 RSA 83 Team Shosholoza 18
8 FRA 93 Areva Challenge 15
9 ITA 85 +39 Challenge 8
10 GER 89 United Internet Team Germany 5
11 CHN 95 China Team 3
I thought there would have been a thread on it but as there wasn't I decided to start one, will it die or will there be interest...
First a bit about it for those who have never heard of it...
From Wiki...
"The America's Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige as the "Holy Grail" of yachting. Although the most salient aspect of the regatta is its yacht races, it is also a test of boat design, sail design, fundraising, and managing people. The cup, originally offered as the Royal Yacht Squadron cup, is now named after the first yacht to win the trophy, the schooner America. The trophy remained in the hands of the New York Yacht Club of the United States from 1852 or 1857 (when the syndicate that won the Cup donated the trophy to the club) until 1983 when the Cup was won by the challenger, Australia II of Australia, ending the longest winning streak in the history of sport. For the first time in 132 years, America had lost the "cup" to another country. The skipper of Australia II, John Bertrand, was quoted in saying, "This puts yacht racing back on the map!"
The America's Cup regatta is a challenge-driven yacht series that currently involves a best-of-nine series of match racing (a duel between two boats). Since the 1992 match, the regatta has been sailed with the International America's Cup Class (IACC) sloop, a monohull boat that has an average length of about 75 feet (23 m). Any challenger who meets the requirements specified in the Deed of Gift, which governs the regatta, has the right to challenge the yacht club that holds the Cup. Since 1983, Louis Vuitton has sponsored the Louis Vuitton Cup as a prize for the winner of the challenger selection series (which was inaugurated for the 1970 match). The America's Cup is a race between the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and the current holder. If the challenging team wins the cup, the cup's ownership is transferred from the defender's yacht club to the winning team's yacht club."
So the current teams challenging to go against ALINGHI
Société Nautique de Genève - SUI whom are the defenders currently...
BMW ORACLE RACING
Golden Gate Yacht Club - USA
+39 CHALLENGE
Circolo Vela Gargnano - ITA
TEAM SHOSHOLOZA
Royal Cape Yacht Club - RSA
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron - NZL
LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE
Yacht Club Italiano - ITA
AREVA CHALLENGE
Cercle de la Voile de Paris - FRA
VICTORY CHALLENGE
Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap - Stockholm - SWE
DESAFÍO ESPAÑOL 2007
Real Federación Española de Vela - ESP
MASCALZONE LATINO - CAPITALIA TEAM
Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia - ITA
UNITED INTERNET TEAM GERMANY
Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club - GER
CHINA TEAM
Qingdao International Yacht Club - CHN
Realistically and from races so far only team NZ, Oracle and Luna Rossa have the goods to go all the way with Oracle being the dominant one especially in the lighter breezes. It was however good to see the Team NZ sailing a lot better last nite when the breeze was decent, so IMO though its very early it looks to me like that the final will be between Oracle and Team NZ.
Ranking after LVC RR2 Flight 9
1 USA 98 BMW ORACLE Racing 35
2 NZL 92 Emirates Team New Zealand 34
3 ITA 94 Luna Rossa Challenge 31
4 ESP 97 Desafío Español 2007 29
5 SWE 96 Victory Challenge 26
6 ITA 99 Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team 20
7 RSA 83 Team Shosholoza 18
8 FRA 93 Areva Challenge 15
9 ITA 85 +39 Challenge 8
10 GER 89 United Internet Team Germany 5
11 CHN 95 China Team 3
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